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Changing cell references in formulas to names and back again.
I recently named the columns in a spreadsheet full of formulas. I then used
InsertNameApply to update my cell references with the names. E.g. if the formula in A13 references C13 and I named column C €śProfit€ť; A13 now references €śProfit€ť instead of C13. I want to reverse the process and change the references back to the way they were. E.g. I want to change €śProfit€ť back to C13. All formulas operate on the same row but in different columns. E.g. the formula in B17 references other columns, but always row 17. Please help me change my formulas back to cell references instead of names. |
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Changing cell references in formulas to names and back again.
Jim Rech posted a nice response at:
http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...%40tkmsftngp03 From: Jim Rech ) Subject: Can I "De-Name" Formula Cell References? Newsgroups: microsoft.public.excel.misc, microsoft.public.excel Date: 2001-02-16 13:32:51 PST To do it to a cell or two first turn on Transition Formula Entry under Tools, Options, Transition. Then go to the cell and press F2 and Enter. When you turn off TFE the formula references should be de-named. If you have a lot of cells to de-name select the range and run this macro: Sub Dename() Dim Cell As Range ActiveSheet.TransitionFormEntry = True For Each Cell In Selection.SpecialCells(xlFormulas) Cell.Formula = Cell.Formula Next ActiveSheet.TransitionFormEntry = False End Sub -- Jim Rech Excel MVP Aaron wrote: I recently named the columns in a spreadsheet full of formulas. I then used InsertNameApply to update my cell references with the names. E.g. if the formula in A13 references C13 and I named column C €śProfit€ť; A13 now references €śProfit€ť instead of C13. I want to reverse the process and change the references back to the way they were. E.g. I want to change €śProfit€ť back to C13. All formulas operate on the same row but in different columns. E.g. the formula in B17 references other columns, but always row 17. Please help me change my formulas back to cell references instead of names. -- Dave Peterson |
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Dave:
Thanks for your reply. I have seen this response. The problem is that I named the whole column "Profit", not just one cell. E.g. I started with a reference to C13; then I used InsertNameApply to get "Profit"; then I used Jim's solution, but it gave me "C1:C65536" instead of "C13". How do I get back to C13 which is where I started? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Jim Rech posted a nice response at: http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...%40tkmsftngp03 From: Jim Rech ) Subject: Can I "De-Name" Formula Cell References? Newsgroups: microsoft.public.excel.misc, microsoft.public.excel Date: 2001-02-16 13:32:51 PST To do it to a cell or two first turn on Transition Formula Entry under Tools, Options, Transition. Then go to the cell and press F2 and Enter. When you turn off TFE the formula references should be de-named. If you have a lot of cells to de-name select the range and run this macro: Sub Dename() Dim Cell As Range ActiveSheet.TransitionFormEntry = True For Each Cell In Selection.SpecialCells(xlFormulas) Cell.Formula = Cell.Formula Next ActiveSheet.TransitionFormEntry = False End Sub -- Jim Rech Excel MVP Aaron wrote: I recently named the columns in a spreadsheet full of formulas. I then used InsertNameApply to update my cell references with the names. E.g. if the formula in A13 references C13 and I named column C €œProfit€; A13 now references €œProfit€ instead of C13. I want to reverse the process and change the references back to the way they were. E.g. I want to change €œProfit€ back to C13. All formulas operate on the same row but in different columns. E.g. the formula in B17 references other columns, but always row 17. Please help me change my formulas back to cell references instead of names. -- Dave Peterson |
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Insertnamedefine, select the name, then select C13, click add, then OK
-- Regards, Peo Sjoblom http://nwexcelsolutions.com "Aaron" wrote in message ... Dave: Thanks for your reply. I have seen this response. The problem is that I named the whole column "Profit", not just one cell. E.g. I started with a reference to C13; then I used InsertNameApply to get "Profit"; then I used Jim's solution, but it gave me "C1:C65536" instead of "C13". How do I get back to C13 which is where I started? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Jim Rech posted a nice response at: http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...%40tkmsftngp03 From: Jim Rech ) Subject: Can I "De-Name" Formula Cell References? Newsgroups: microsoft.public.excel.misc, microsoft.public.excel Date: 2001-02-16 13:32:51 PST To do it to a cell or two first turn on Transition Formula Entry under Tools, Options, Transition. Then go to the cell and press F2 and Enter. When you turn off TFE the formula references should be de-named. If you have a lot of cells to de-name select the range and run this macro: Sub Dename() Dim Cell As Range ActiveSheet.TransitionFormEntry = True For Each Cell In Selection.SpecialCells(xlFormulas) Cell.Formula = Cell.Formula Next ActiveSheet.TransitionFormEntry = False End Sub -- Jim Rech Excel MVP Aaron wrote: I recently named the columns in a spreadsheet full of formulas. I then used InsertNameApply to update my cell references with the names. E.g. if the formula in A13 references C13 and I named column C ?oProfit?ť; A13 now references ?oProfit?ť instead of C13. I want to reverse the process and change the references back to the way they were. E.g. I want to change ?oProfit?ť back to C13. All formulas operate on the same row but in different columns. E.g. the formula in B17 references other columns, but always row 17. Please help me change my formulas back to cell references instead of names. -- Dave Peterson |
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